Friendship Knot

( Chinese Cross Knot | Japanese Crown Knot | Square Knot | Neckerchief Knot | Scarf Knot | Success Knot | Rustler's Knot | Buckaroo Knot | ABOK #1032 )

Animation: Friendship Knot

Usage

Scouts use the Friendship Knot to tie off their neckerchiefs(also known as neckers or Scout scarves). It is used in Chinese knotting, as a lanyard knot and as the starting knot in many Boondoggle and Scoubidou craft projects.

History

This is one of the eleven basic knots of traditional Chinese knotting, a craft which began in the Tang and Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) in China. The Chinese and Japanese names for this knot are based on the shape of the ideogram/kanji for the number ten ("十" pronounced "shi" in Chinese and "juu" in Japanese), which is in the shape of a cross that appears on one face (and a square on the other face). In recent years, it has become popular with members of the Scout and Guide movements for tying their neckerchiefs instead of using a "Woggle" and symbolizes the bond of friendship.

Also known as

  • Chinese Cross Knot
  • Japanese Crown Knot
  • Square Knot
  • Neckerchief Knot
  • Scarf Knot
  • Success Knot
  • Rustler's Knot
  • Buckaroo Knot

ABOK

  • 1032

Structure

The Friendship Knot can be tied in a single "rope" as with a neckerchief or with two (often different colored) strands as with Boondoggle and Scoubidou.
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